Only when she smiles by Tracey Thorne

 Good day beautiful people I have created yet another layout with keeping with this months moodboard and with an added twist I have used the Easter Cyber Crop Challenge #3 - sketch so lets get into the breakdown of how this layout was put together.

Firstly my two inspirations I drew from - 

 

I started with a base of white cardstock and to that I have used Dylusions paint in Vanilla Custard with added Texture paste & the Dylusions large stencil Slats. After this dried I felt it was a little too rich in colour and then added some plain tissue paper over the top with some Liquitex Matte Gel.

 

I have then added some pink. For this step I used Dylusions paint in Rose Quartz watered down and picked up with some plastic which I have then kissed the white cardstock where I will be layering my photo. I have then cut out some strips of Cocoa Vanilla cardstock to compliment the colours I have used on the page.

 

I have added a little more black to the page by using Ranger Ink and an AALL & Create stamp #441 Lotus Clusters. I have also cut a film strip using the Silhouette in a couple of different sizes. After cutting I backed the filmstrip with vellum so that it did not get too lost on the page with all the colours it was going on top of. For more interest I used some DMC cotton in aqua under my photo.

 

I opted to add a  little old with my new products ... I dug through my stash for a heap of Heidi Swapp vintage product - Aqua Frames, Pink Brackets and the acrylic title. I sanded the frames & brackets as they were a little too bright for the page. I have also added a few acrylic flowers to the page and some chipboard clocks. The epoxy hearts were from Crate Paper - Hello Love and the black words in the title were an old Basic Grey sticker font. I have added a sticker from Simple stories and have used Tim Holtz clipping stickers to help with the journalling. 

I hope you are enjoying this months moodboard and are gathering lots of inspiration from both the colours and textures of the prompt as well as the Sketch that was from the Cyber Crop. Don't forget we would love to see your creative makes - just upload them to the Albums in the Scrapping Clearly Share & Inspire group page.

Have a  fabulous weekend

tracey

Moodboard Art Journalling - With Karyn Schultz!

 Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have an art journal page that I created using lots of fun products available at Scrapping Clearly!  

 

    

 I'm playing along with the April moodboard challenge. We would love for you to join in with this challenge and be in the running to win a Scrapping Clearly store voucher. You have until April 30th and you need to upload your challenge here.

 

These pages are created on a calico fabric page in my 8x10 Dina Wakley Media Journal. I've looked at this fabric page for some time now but been hesitant to use it because the fabric can be more challenging to use than cotton watercolour (my favourite surface). But once you get into using it and just go with the flow it was a lot of fun :)

 

 I started by applying clear gesso to the page (the gesso will stop the paint/ink bleeding through the fabric) then added some Distress Oxide reinkers in colours that coordinated with the moodboard - I used Cracked Pistachio, fossilised amber, and worn lipstick.

   

Next I sponged these same inks through an Art By Marlene stencil to add more interest to the background.

 

 

 Then I added  Art Extravagance Old Silver Icing Paste through another background stencil - these pastes are divine!

Lately I added background stamping.

  

To complete the page I added a photo I found on Pinterest, I matted it on some Heidi Swapp Color Magic Notes that I added the same colour Distress Oxides too, and a tag from a Heidi Swapp Embellishment kit. Lastly I added some white gauze, white diecuts,  Tim Holtz Idea-ology Snarky quotes and Tim Holtz Transparent Wings.

 

 Here is my completed page.

 

  

 Here are some close-ups of the page.

 

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Om by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

It's another month and that means another gorgeous moodboard.

It's time to bring out your pastels

I started with my go to white card stock and some Neo Color II crayons.

I scribbled pourpre & rose onto my messy mat until I got a colour I was happy with and then gave them a spritz with water and used the packaging technique to transfer the colour to the page.

 

I scribbled some yellow crayon onto my mat and mixed it with some impasto gel and then added it through a stencil.

I diecut some paper using a die from my stash.   I don't remember what brand - possibly Sizzix 

and then added a few embellishments and a title.

I love the fact Paddy & Del went to Art Vo this year as I've got lots of quirking photos to work with.   Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area.

Products I used include

Neo Color II crayons

Stencil Girl stencil

metal die

Heidi Swapp Glitter enamel shape

Teresa Collins Something Wonderful chipboard

Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable ephemera

Heidi Swapp Flocked acetate

Pink Paislee patterned paper - Squeeze.

This month's moodboard (with a couple of additions) is also a challenge for the Easter Cyber Crop and the same work can be used for both.   Yeah!

I did another LO for the crop though and here it is,

happy crafting

cheers

Tracey

 

 

Be BRAVE! by Emma Zappone

Hello, Hello!
Hope you are all having an amazing long weekend so far!
And the weekend is only going to ramp up with the Cybercrop tomorrow! 
Today I'm sharing an A4 layout/journal page with you. And I have gone a little grungy.

I have wanted to use this image i found on Pinterest for sooooo long. And finally today's project was calling for it! 
My first layer started with a sheet from Art by Marlenes Collage paper - artsy Arabia. I made it a little stronger by adhering it to a sheet of cardstock. Then using Dylusions Glorious Blooms stamps, stamped on smooth white cardstock and coloured them in using Copic markers.

Then I felt I needed to add a little texture. So I stapled some old book paper and muslin off to the side that my final composition was going to go.

Now came the colour an that grunge feel. Using Dylusions acrylic paints and a palette knife I started spreading colours around the page along with Black Gesso. The colours I chose to match the background were - Vibrant Turquoise, Funky Fuchsia and Peony Blush.

It still needed another lot of layers. So using a number stencil by Darkroom Door and archival Black ink and a blending tool I added stencilling. Then stamped a triangle stamp from Darkroom Door as well.

Here are more close ups of the finished project. 

The title consists of  Ideology Quote chips and Small talk stickers. And the big roman numerals are resin moulds that are primed with black Gesso and then I rubbed a selection of  Waxs over them.

I had so much fun creating this page and I finally felt rather free in my creative space. Yes my hands were messy, but it felt oh so good!

I hope you get some creative time this week. Be sure to look out for the Cybercrop Tomorrow for lots of fun.

I will catch you all soon.
Em xx

So the story goes - Tracey Thorne

 Welcome to another fabulous Saturday and with it is a new month - April, with its beautiful soft moodboard. I hope you get an opportunity to create with this one - it is divine.

I don't normally scrapbook with pastel colours so this was a complete challenge for me - and don't we love challenges. I started with a base of white cardstock and to that added some Vicki Boutin paint in Daiquire Ice - I applied this with the end of a paint brush smearing it across the page.

  

I've then added some lemon paint with a sponge using a Kaisercraft stencil.

I have used some Distress Ink - spun sugar - to add a few splatters and have also watered it down with a brush to paint onto the layout. 

The rest of the layout is a blur - things just come together sometimes and we lose track of what we do - stamping is done - here I have added some Prima script & Autumn Leaves with black Ranger ink. I have added Fancy Pants Golden days stamps with Tree Branch Adirondack ink. Photo stacks created - I have used Heidi Swapp pp September Skies Afternoon Breeze and Dina Wakley Collage Paper backgrounds. Sticker layers were added using Cocoa Vanilla Love Always. 

I've also added some Muslin to soften the layers and a Flair from the Cocoa Vanilla Midnight collection.

 

I have used Thickers - Hardcover to create the title. The journalling for my layout was typed using a typewriter.

I hope you have enjoyed my take on this months moodboard. 

Don't forget to upload your creation to the Facebook page in the moodboard album for April.

have a great weekend

tracey

April Moodboard

We would love to see you enter this Months Moodboard - load your entry to the corresponding Moodboard Album in the Share & Inspire Group. Get creative layouts, Art journals pages, Beyond the Page items, cards anything goes......

Happy 13th Birthday - With Karyn Schultz!

Hi Scrapping Clearly Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have a card that I created using lots of fun products available at Scrapping Clearly. The card was for my daughters 13th birthday - she is growing up too fast!

 

 

To create the background I used heavy weight white cardstock and painted Prima watercolour confections Pastel Dreams (browns and pinks with highlights of yellow) across the card. When this had dried I added splatters of each colour. 

 

Then I added sparkly stencilling using an Aall and Create stencil and Bo Bunny Rose Gold Glitter Paste.

 

I matted the card background on some pink paper from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Daydream collection 6x8 paper pack then mounted this on a 14cm x 14cm card base. Lastly I found some chipboard and white gauze that I painted with the Prima watercolour confections Pastel Dreams to coordinate.   

Here is the finished card.

 

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn